I read a lot of scripts. A lot. From professionals to aspiring writers to complete newbies. Features and pilots. Specs and treatments.
And 8 times out of 10 the fan fic that I’ve read over the last, oh, 15 years is leagues better than this stuff. It’s more inspired. It’s more compelling. It’s genre bending and creative and heartfelt. It’s well-paced and intense and funny and sexy and meaningful. It’s smart and thoughtful and good. It’s novel-quality. Better than, sometimes.
Rare is the script I don’t want to put down, but how often have we stayed up until 3am to get to the last chapter of a 100k fic? And it’s not even a fan fic author’s day job. This is what they do on the side. In their spare time. For free.
So my point is, fan fic authors, you’re good. You’re good writers and great storytellers. I know it doesn’t always feel like it, especially if you’re one of the authors who’s not a BNF and doesn’t get the notes/hits that a few do. And because some people still view fic as “not real writing.” You guys know the shit that gets made into movies. You’re better than that. So be better than that. If writing is what you think want to do, then just know you’re already doing it. You’ve already started.
Chapters: 7/? Fandom: Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic, Star Wars – All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Female Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine/Theron Shan Characters: Female Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine, Theron Shan Additional Tags: Canon-Typical Violence, Action/Adventure, Spies & Secret Agents, Hurt/Comfort, Past Torture, Strong Language, Slow Burn, Romance, Drama Summary:
Following in the wake of the disaster that was Ziost, Republic SIS Agent Theron Shan is given one last chance to keep his head above water. The assignment? Taking down the Red Blade – the Imperial agent formerly known as Cipher Nine.
Things … do not go exactly as planned. Because of course they don’t.
Chapters: 7/? Fandom: Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic, Star Wars – All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Female Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine/Theron Shan Characters: Female Imperial Agent | Cipher Nine, Theron Shan Additional Tags: Canon-Typical Violence, Action/Adventure, Spies & Secret Agents, Hurt/Comfort, Past Torture, Strong Language, Slow Burn, Romance, Drama Summary:
Following in the wake of the disaster that was Ziost, Republic SIS Agent Theron Shan is given one last chance to keep his head above water. The assignment? Taking down the Red Blade – the Imperial agent formerly known as Cipher Nine.
Things … do not go exactly as planned. Because of course they don’t.
My brain is currently doing that thing where it’s either flitting from one idea to the next without actively settling on any one thing (”hey, make a new Sith warrior!” “hey, we should play Fallout: New Vegas again!” “hey, why don’t you give Jedi consular another try?” “hey, let’s start watching Sens8!”) or I start doing something and am immediately disinterested, not because I have another, better idea, but simply because I just suddenly don’t wanna anymore. I thought maybe doing some Whumptober or Fictober prompts would help with that, and then I thought maybe I could knuckle down and work on chapters from my current WIPs, and then I thought screw it, I’ll start a new fic … but none of this is going anywhere because I have zero focus right now. I have all these ideas and things I want to work on but none of them hold my attention for more than a couple of minutes, and I’m constantly tired but somehow incapable of napping because the instant I go to lay down I immediately get another idea or the urge to do something.
Intellectually I know that this is the result of depression/anxiety and that it will pass on its own, but while I’m stuck in this goldfish-brained hell I hate how it feels and how I feel and wish I could just freaking FOCUS.
Another trope I forgot to mention that I love are traumatized characters experiencing love for the first time and not knowing how to cope with it. I just eat that shit up
especially when they’re like edgy, scary and mean. that moment where they get a tender hug, or a gentle rub or just someone complimenting them and their entire world view is changed. thats so good. i need more of it
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